Enchanted Objects Amulet making workshop

Oriental Museum

We're welcoming students back to Durham with a creative amulet making workshop, led by artist Dinah Kelly. Make your own unique amulet!

We're welcoming all students back to Durham this autumn with a creative workshop led by artist <a href="https://dinahkelly.com/" title="https://dinahkelly.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dinah Kelly</a> exploring amulets and talismans, and create your own unique amulet filled with personal meaning.This workshop coincides with the Oriental Museum’s current exhibition <a href="https://www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/whats-on/events-calendar/2025/06/enchanted-objects-/" title="https://www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/whats-on/events-calendar/2025/06/enchanted-objects-/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Enchanted Objects: Adornment and Personal Protection from Amulets to the Mobile Phone</a>, a presentation of Dinah Kelly’s striking hand-made talismanic shirts and protective jewellery. Woven through the Silk Roads gallery these works are displayed alongside historic objects from the collection and Dinah’s sketchbooks and drawings.Dinah will introduce her artistic practice and there will be opportunities to view the exhibition, sketch in the galleries and then create an amulet.All materials provided. No experience necessary.This workshop is suitable for over 16s only.About the artistDinah Kelly is an artist and arts educator based in Brighton. Her recent inspiration has focused on museums as a way to develop her own practices and to blend museum collections and contemporary interpretation.Ethnographic collections in particular, combined with travel experiences influence her working practice of jewellery making and other forms of personal adornment across cultures.Find out more about Dinah's work <a href="https://dinahkelly.com/" title="https://dinahkelly.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>Parking and AccessibilityFree parking is available at the Oriental Museum. Additional parking can be found at Elvet Hill which is a large University staff car park available for museum visitors on a weekend. For directions contact the Oriental Museum on 0191 334 5691.The Oriental Museum is fully accessible.For further information please visit our <a href="https://www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum/" title="https://www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">website</a>CancellationsTickets are free of charge. If you book, but cannot attend, please cancel your ticket to allow us to offer it to someone else.

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